Takeover Tracker
32%medium risk
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
vs

51 shared · 6 different

core competencies

35%medium risk
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricFoundry Mold and CoremakersCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Risk Score31.5%34.6%
Risk TierMedium RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile48th64th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)5 / 138 / 15
Median Salary$45,700$45,590
Employment13K174K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Mechanical
Operation and Control
Thinking Creatively
Operation Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis
Documenting/Recording Information

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

25%

total discount

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

24%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

5 of 13 at risk
61%Sprinkle or spray parting agents onto patterns and mold sections to facilitate removal of patterns from molds.
59%Tend machines that bond cope and drag together to form completed shell molds.
53%Cut spouts, runner holes, and sprue holes into molds.
51%Operate ovens or furnaces to bake cores or to melt, skim, and flux metal.
51%Position patterns inside mold sections and clamp sections together.

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

8 of 15 at risk
86%Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
84%Mark identifying data on workpieces.
67%Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
65%Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
53%Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Wage Comparison

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earns -$110(0%) vs Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Foundry Mold and CoremakersCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
10th
$36,220$35,000
25th
$39,370$38,400
Median
$45,700$45,590
75th
$51,360$52,150
90th
$61,390$62,650

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Foundry Mold and Coremakers2028–2035
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Foundry Mold and Coremakers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Foundry Mold and Coremakers

$31,300

from $45,700

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

$29,811

from $45,590

After adjusting for AI risk, Foundry Mold and Coremakers offers $1,489 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Foundry

0

Unique to Cutting,

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Fine Manipulation
Creativity
Regulatory Barriers
Decision Complexity
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